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Third times the charm; if you can't secure your animal then let someone else secure it properly.
... According to police, it was the third time this same snake escaped. The reptile's owner agreed to surrender the animal to Environmental Police...
http://www.wpri.com/dpp/news/wpri_l...urmese_python_escape_costs_1600_200900824_acmSnake search has $1,600
price tag
Escaped python is costing Portsmouth
big bucks
Updated: Monday, 24 Aug 2009, 1:22 PM EDT
Published : Monday, 24 Aug 2009, 1:22 PM EDT
Amanda Mathias
PORTSMOUTH, R.I. (WPRI) - Officials in Portsmouth say last month's search for an escaped Burmese python cost the town $1,600.
Back on July 24th, Portsmouth Police led an extensive search for the snake, which had slithered away from its owner's home on Gormley Avenue. Officials put the entire neighborhood in Island Park on alert.
Seven Police officers and members of the Fire Department were involved in the search. The police department incurred more than a thousand dollars in overtime costs to call in two officers to handle other calls while the search was underway.
The snake was eventually found under the foundation of its owner's home. According to police, it was the third time this same snake escaped. The reptile's owner agreed to surrender the animal to Environmental Police. The agency has since found the Python a home in Providence.